Project Runway designer Chris March likes his super-ladies, too!

Like many gay boys growing up, I was fascinated by tv shows like The Six Million Dollar Man and Batman, but was even more intrigued with their distaff counterparts. Okay, maybe "intrigued" isn't the right word, more like "fanatical". Put a woman with big hair and day-glo spandex in front of me, and i was enthralled. Even today, when I go to movies like the X-Men series, I'm much more interested in seeing Storm fry someone than seeing Wolverine slice & dice (unless he's partially clothed while doing it). I've decided to put my lifetime of experience to good use, and I hereby present (in no particular order) my Top Ten Live Action TV Superheroines!.

10. Isis

"Oh zephyr winds which blow on high, lift me now so i can fly". Isis is not as well known as her 70's sisters, Wonder Woman and The Bionic Woman, but she probably has a bigger cult following. Joanna Cameron played the Egyptian Goddess on Saturday mornings for two seasons starting in 1975, often paired with Shazam!, thus giving sexually confused boys their weekly helpings of cheesecake and beefcake. Her superpowers were always a bit ill defined, and they usually involved her having to recite Nipsey Russell style rhymes. In this scene, she stops an M. Emmett Walsh wannabe with...glowing balls of light?

9. Batgirl

"Where do you come from, where do you go, what is your scene, baby, we just gotta know" When Yvonne Craig joined the cast of Batman in the third season, it was supposed to provide a boost to the novelty show's sagging ratings. It didn't happen, which is inexplicable considering how much more cool Batgirl was than the dumb and dorky dynamic duo. She had the cooler costume, the cooler ride, the cooler moves (a Vegas fan kick!), and instead of changing costumes in a dark and musty cave, she pressed a button to reveal her own personal bondage room! And dig this theme song, cool cats!

You can see the rest of these costumed divas after the break!

• Futurama's easter eggs are too nerdy for me:
  Look, I may have laughed before they explained the meaning of "43770" on Rick & Steve but taxicab numbers? Futurama out-geeked me by a light year. I don't think even SQL jokes get that geeky.
  
  
• Tim Gunn would approve these bullets and bracelets:
  Superhero fashion blog Project Rooftop recently held a contest to design costumes to gay fave icon Wonder Woman, in honor of Gail Simone's run on the series. Check out the winning entries for a number of cool visions for the Amazonian hero. (Above, Joe Quinones' Grand Prize winning entry.) I'm in love with the stylish jacket and boots submitted by Leanne Buckley, who was named "Most Fashionably Fabulous". Apt words, I tell you. Apt!
  
  
• She also gives great hair advice:
  Speaking of the fabulous Ms. Simone, the New York Times profiled the first woman to take over writing of Wonder Woman. (Our sister site also loves her.) If you haven't visited it, Simone's message board is one my favorite places to discuss comics (though I haven't had time to log on in ages). Tying this into gay geekdom, one of the contributors to the Women in Refrigerators site was the greatly missed Rob Harris, who created the Legion of Super-Heroes character Nightwind as a fan submission and was also a major presence in the early days of gay comics community, the Gay League.
  
  
• When companions clash... or just civilly converse:
  Neat! More reason to get excited about the next season of Doctor Who, Billie Piper is returning for three episodes. Considering how Rose exited the series, it'll be interesting how they bring her back. Check out the first publicity pic of Piper with the also-fabulous Catherine Tate
  
  

  

  
  
  They don't look happy to see each other.
  
  
• However, it would be quite sad to hear Pajamaman sing "Suppertime":
  One of my favorite all-ages comics, Amelia Rules!, is becoming a musical. Considering the source material, this one deserves to be the new You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.